Saratov
city in Saratov Oblast, Russia
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Summary
Saratov is a big city[1]. Saratov draws 10,919 Wikipedia views per month (big city category, ranking #122 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Saratov Oblast[3]
- Country: Russia[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Volga[5]
- Head of government: Valery Sarayev[6], Mikhail Isayev[7], Lada Mokroysova[8], Pavel Surkov[9]
- Instance of: city or town[10], City of oblast significance[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Leninsky District[12], Zavodskoy District[13], Oktyabrsky District[14], Frunzenskiy rayon, Saratov[15], Kirovskiy rayon, Saratov[16], Volzhskiy rayon, Saratov[17]
- Flag: flag of Saratov[18]
- Twinned administrative body: Dallas[19], Chapel Hill[20]
- Postal code: 410000–410999[21]
- Commons category: Saratov[22]
- Local dialing code: 8452[23]
- Inception: January 1, 1590[24]
- Official website: http://www.saratovmer.ru/[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Saratov[26]
- Commons gallery: Саратов[27]
- Population: 843,460[28], 845,300[29], 844,858[30], 841,902[31], 838,042[32]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[33], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[35], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[36], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[37], The New Student's Reference Work[38], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10[39]
- Capital of: Saratov Oblast[40], Saratovsky District[41], Saratov Governorate[42], Saratov Viceroyalty[43], Saratov Krai[44], Saratov Urban Okrug[45]
- Official name: Саратов[46]
- Nickname: Город золотых огней[47]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Saratov[48]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Saratov[49]
- Native label: Саратов[50]
- Category for people buried here: Q7977974[51]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Saratov[52]
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Physical Characteristics
Saratov covers an area of 394 km²[53]. Saratov sits at an elevation of 50 m[54].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Saratov include Saratov[55], a landing ship[56] and Saratov Tsentralny Airport[57], an airport[58], in Russia[59].
Why It Matters
Saratov has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] Saratov is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
Entities named for Saratov include Saratov[55], a landing ship[56] and Saratov Tsentralny Airport[57], an airport[58], in Russia[59].